1184 Gaea
| Discovery[1] | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | Reinmuth, K. |
| Discovery site | Heidelberg |
| Discovery date | September 5, 1926 |
| Designations | |
| MPC designation | 1184 |
Named after | Gaia |
| 1926 RE, 1930 OE, 1931 XG | |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Aphelion | 2.8612360 |
| Perihelion | 2.4725512 |
| Eccentricity | 0.0728722 |
| 1590.7683822 | |
| 311.50401 | |
| Inclination | 11.31342 |
| 355.79666 | |
| 310.12710 | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| 11.1 | |
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1184 Gaea (1926 RE) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on September 5, 1926, by Karl Wilhelm Reinmuth at Heidelberg.
This asteroid is named after Gaea (Gaia), goddess of Earth in Greek mythology, who was wife of Uranus.[2]
References
- ↑ "JPL Small-Body Database Browser". NASA JPL. 2003-08-29. Retrieved 2010-07-31.
- ↑ Schmadel, Lutz D. (2003). Dictionary of Minor Planet Names. Springer. ISBN 3-540-00238-3.
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